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ND & MN homeless still an issue

By Doug Barrett Dec 26, 2022 | 8:40 AM

A federal survey confirms something that’s obvious to a lot of people — the homeless problem is not waning.

The nationwide Point in Time count found that about 582,000 people were without housing earlier this year. That’s an increase of less than 1% from the last nationwide tally, conducted in early 2020.

The report counted 610 homeless people in North Dakota — up 11.3%.  A closer look at the numbers suggests males outnumbered females 371 to 233.

In Minnesota the number topped 79-hundred.

A federal initiative seeks to drive the count down 25% by 2025 through efforts to house people who are homeless and prevent others from losing their homes in the first place.

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